Money Scents Scavenger Hunt

Directions: Using a piece of notebook paper, answer the questions below and submit before the end of the period. Use the links provided with each question to find the answers.

Hint - when using the links provided, hold down shift and then click the link to bring up a separate window.


1. Why did Bill say that a l943 penny could be worth a lot of money? Search here!

2. What are the requirements for having your face on U.S. money? __Search here!__

3. About how much money is not placed back into circulation? Search here!

4. What is the Italian word for bank? __Search here!__

5. What year was the United States Secret Service established? __Search here!__

6. What is a numismatist? __Search here!__

7. Who was the first director of the first Federal Mint? __Search here!__

8. What kind of paper is money printed on? __Search here!__

9. What is the job of the Federal Reserve? __Search here!__

10. What is a depositor? Search here!

11. When did the U.S. Mint stop making gold coins? Search here!

12. What is the job of the U.S. Secret Service? Search here!

13. What is interest? Search here!

14. What is bartering? Search here!

15. How can you tell if a penny is copper? Search here!

16. During which war did the U.S. issue continentals? Search here!

17. Which bills were made to help pay the cost of the Civil War? Search here!

18. In what year was a single national form of money adopted to help stop counterfeiting? Search here!

19. What is the most important part of banking? Search here!

20. When was the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Established? Search here!


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